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 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush encouraged older and disabled Americans on Saturday to enroll in the prescription drug benefit that will soon be offered through Medicare.
"This new benefit is the greatest advance in health care for seniors and Americans with disabilities since the creation of Medicare 40 years ago," Bush said in his weekly radio address.
Enrollment begins Tuesday and continues until May 15, 2006. The program itself begins Jan. 1. To participate, people must enroll in a private plan that will cover a portion of their prescription drug costs.
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